Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
Note:
Starting on January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Medical Council (SMC) will add nine overseas medical schools to their list of recognized institutions, including University College Dublin (UCD), University College Cork (UCC), and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Graduates from these schools, of any nationality and including those who have already graduated prior to 2025, are eligible to apply to the SMC to practice in Singapore, provided they meet the current SMC requirements.
The Irish schools now recognized are:
1. Trinity College Dublin
2. University College Dublin
3. University College Cork
4. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
For more information visit: https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/nine-more-overseas-medical-schools-recognised
Starting on January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Medical Council (SMC) will add nine overseas medical schools to their list of recognized institutions, including University College Dublin (UCD), University College Cork (UCC), and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Graduates from these schools, of any nationality and including those who have already graduated prior to 2025, are eligible to apply to the SMC to practice in Singapore, provided they meet the current SMC requirements.
The Irish schools now recognized are:
1. Trinity College Dublin
2. University College Dublin
3. University College Cork
4. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
For more information visit: https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/nine-more-overseas-medical-schools-recognised
RCSI is a Dublin-based medical institution, and is one of five recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland. The Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences incorporates five different schools, providing both undergraduate and postgraduate education. RCSI is a culturally diverse, international organisation with alumni presence in almost every country in the world.
The School of Medicine offers both an undergraduate medical programme and a 4-year postgraduate programme. Graduates are conferred with a Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics (MB BCh BAO) and Licentiates of the College of Physicians of Ireland and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (LRCP & SI).
There are two tracts for the undergraduate medical programme:
Applicants cannot choose to apply for the 5- or 6-year programme; instead, the RCSI Admissions Committee places students in the appropriate programme based on their academic subjects and/or grades they have achieved prior to admission.
Teaching is largely systems-based with the early introduction of clinical case studies and data interpretation. Early Patient Contact facilitates integration of the basic sciences and is followed by a clinical programme.
Further information about RCSI's medical curriculum can be found here.
Singaporean students in RCSI can be contacted through their Facebook group or via SMSI's RCSI College Representative .
The School of Medicine offers both an undergraduate medical programme and a 4-year postgraduate programme. Graduates are conferred with a Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics (MB BCh BAO) and Licentiates of the College of Physicians of Ireland and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (LRCP & SI).
There are two tracts for the undergraduate medical programme:
- A 6-year programme, which includes a preceding pre-medical Foundation Year
- A direct-entry 5-year programme, which excludes the Foundation Year
Applicants cannot choose to apply for the 5- or 6-year programme; instead, the RCSI Admissions Committee places students in the appropriate programme based on their academic subjects and/or grades they have achieved prior to admission.
Teaching is largely systems-based with the early introduction of clinical case studies and data interpretation. Early Patient Contact facilitates integration of the basic sciences and is followed by a clinical programme.
Further information about RCSI's medical curriculum can be found here.
Singaporean students in RCSI can be contacted through their Facebook group or via SMSI's RCSI College Representative .
